Plum Shipping Regime Guidelines 2014/2015 November 2014 Cultivar
Plum Shipping Regime Guidelines 2014/2015 November 2014 Cultivar Shrivel sheet requirement PR00-29 African Delight™ Use 54x4mm perforated bags African Pride Sunkiss NB: bulk handling not Not required Shipping regime Colour NB: For horizontal cooling PD changes to PK. For Safmarine and Maersk an ‘A’ is added for automatic container re-settings e.g. PAD7 DT: PD7 (only for fairly immature fruit) ST: PD1 DT: PD7 ST: not recommended Minimum 80% red- DT: PD7 (only for fairly immature fruit as storage potential will be reduced) SM ST: PD1( Also SmartFresh treated) DT: PD5 ST: PD1 recommended only with TSS>14% DT: PD7 ST: PD1 only when fully coloured DT: PD5 or PD7 ST:TSS>15% and pressure <5 kg DT: PD7 or PD9 depending on colour ST: not recommended DT: Recommended (PD 9) ST: Not recommended (Recommended that cultivar be cold-stored for not longer than 35 days when DT is used.) DT: PD9 ST: not recommended DT: PD7 ST: TSS>13% Black DT: Recommended (PD 9 was used for trial work)ST: Not recommended DT: PD7 ST: PD1 only for fully coloured fruit with TSS>13-14% and SM SmartFresh treated DT: PD5 ST: only with TSS>15% *DT: PD5 or PD7 (depending on colour) ST: not recommended Red DT: PD7 ST: TSS>12% DT: PD9 ST: not recommended DT: PD7 ST: PD1 only with excellent colour and TSS>15% Purple Light yellow recommended Angeleno/Suplum six Not required except for long term storage Flavorking Required Fortune Required Flavor Fall Required Gaviota Not required Golden Kiss Not required Harry Pickstone Not required Lady Red Required Lady West Not required Laetitia Required Larry Ann Required Pioneer NB: very high risk following Not required rain Purple Majesty Not required Ruby Nel Not required Ruby Red Required Full colour, with flesh colour turning red90% colour Purple. Light yellow Dark yellow Turning from green to yellow 90% red colour Red on yellow Dark red Min light red tip or yellow background colour- Turning from green to yellow Red to dark purple Sapphire NB: high metabolism and Required DT: PD5 ST: PD1 only with 80% - 90% red colour and TSS>14% Min 30% red colour. Colour sort in pack house Not required DT: PD7 to PDX depending on maturity ST: May not be shipped at PD 1. No 4 (worst coloured side of fruit) on PL19 colour chart Colour sort in pack house. No 4 (worst coloured side of fruit) on PL19 colour chart No fruit of No 8 or more prone to overripeness Songold NB: light penetration into tree is critical for colour development Use shrivel sheet or ST: PS1 (Only if DT cycle has Songold SM (SmartFresh treated) 54x2mm perforated been completed locally) bag Southern Belle Required Souvenir Required Sunbreeze Not required Sundew NB: bulk handling not Not required DT: PSY (If warming takes place en route) (Cold plums are loaded into container set at 7.5°C and this temperature held for 14 days before set point is changed to -0.5°C) DT: PD7 ST: only with TSS>15% DT: PD5 or PD7 ST: PD1 only with 80% - 90% red colour and TSS>14-15% DT: preferred (PD 9 was used for trials) ST: not for extended periods – results in inferior skin colour development and taste compared to DT. DT: PD7 ST: not recommended Black Min 30% Red Light yellow Light yellow recommended Sun Supreme (PR 93-23) African Rose Ruby Star Black Diamond (Suplumeleven) Not required DT: Strongly recommended (PD 9) ST: Not recommended Contact cultivar registered owner for guidelines as regimes for these cultivars have not been tested commercially Light yellow *DT = dual temperature shipping regime ST = single temperature shipping regime Note: Safmarine and Maersk have introduced Automatic Set point Changes which means that in stead of changing the set point manually two days after sailing the set point will be changed automatically two days after the planned sailing date. When booking containers on these two shipping lines an ‘A ‘must be added to the booking code, e.g. PAD7 in stead of PD7. If horizontal cooling techniques are used the ‘D’ is replaced with a ‘K’, e.g. PAK7. For single temperature regimes (PD1) no set point changes apply and thus only PD1 or PK1, no PAD1. Important: Please refer to PPECB’s temperature instructions as contained in their protocol document HP22. (See www. ppecb.com) DISCLAIMER: This document was compiled by the Stone Fruit Technical Forum (SFTF). The document serves only as a guideline and information must be seen in the context of specific circumstances for each consignment of fruit. Many factors need to be considered when reaching a decision regarding the optimum shipping regime, including production area, orchard history, fruit colour, soluble solids levels, firmness, fruit quality management systems employed by the grower and packer, market needs, seasonal factors, etc. The SFTF cannot be held responsible for the incorrect interpretation of the information provided in this document.
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